She was later banned from driving for 14 months and ordered to pay a £2,000 fine after admitting the charges in court.

Appearing on ITV's Daybreak this morning (November 28), Berrabah warned viewers against driving "the day after the night before".

She said: "I got pulled over, literally didn't think anything of it. I felt absolutely fine, honestly. Obviously I'd never leave a bar and get straight into my car - that's just something I would never do - and yes, I was just slightly over [the limit] but that's not the point. I was over and I have to accept the consequences.

"It didn't even cross my mind [that I might still be over the limit]. It was just a horrible feeling, even when they said, 'Yes, you're over.'

Happy Days are here again: Henry Winkler, who played The Fonz, inset, dropped in to help the cast of Happy Days – A New Musical, which stars Heidi Range (left).IT IS three decades since he wore Fonzie's leather jacket, but there is still a twinkle in Henry Winkler's eyes. The American actor joined in rehearsals for a tour of Happy Days – A New Musical.
And for Heidi Range, who will be starring in the show when it tours to Hull, the veteran performer has lost none of his style.
"After all this time you could still see a bit of Fonzie in him," said Heidi, who met Winkler at the London rehearsals. "He was helping us to understand the characters and the relationships between them.
"It was great to have his involvement, as not many people know the show as well as he does. He was so nice you didn't feel nervous around him at all."
Heidi, formerly of the pop band Sugababes, is taking the role of Pinky, Fonzie's girlfriend, in the musical.
"She's pretty feisty," said Heidi.
"Pinky's not an argumentative character but she doesn't take any rubbish."
The show is based on the long-running television series, which was screened between 1974 and 1984.
Set in the 1950s, Happy Days followed the lives of a group of American teenagers.
It was created by Garry Marshall, who has also written the story for this musical version.
The show features songs by Paul Williams, an Oscar-winning composer who wrote songs for films including Bugsy Malone.
Winkler is acting as the creative consultant on the musical, which, in a recent radio interview, he described as a "very emotional" story.
Featuring characters including Arthur "The Fonz" Fonzarelli, played by former Emmerdale actor Ben Freeman, the storyline follows the attempts to save the friends' hangout, Arnold's Diner, from demolition.
Cheryl Baker, who came to fame in the Eighties band Bucks Fizz, has also joined the cast in the role of Marion Cunningham, the wife of town's hardware store owner.
Among the ensemble is the Hull actress Grace Holdstock, who began her performing career with the Northern Theatre Company.
After training at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts, Grace went on to appear in shows including the Queen musical, We Will Rock You.
The actors assembled for rehearsals in Bromley, south-east London, this month, where Winkler made an appearance.
His involvement came about when Amy Anzel, an American-born producer, decided to bring the show to Britain, after noticing the success of "Fifties Americana" shows in the West End.
Amy approached Winkler at a book signing in London, and invited him to become a part of the production.
Unusually, Happy Days – A New Musical was partly financed by "crowdfunding".
This saw it raise £250,000 from 345 online investors, each of whom will get a share of the profits.
The finished musical will tour 20 cities, including five days of performances at Hull New Theatre from Tuesday, January 28.
"It was one of those TV shows that, even if you weren't born when it was first shown on television, it has always been on somewhere," said Heidi. "It seems like it has always existed."• Entertainment news from the Hull Daily Mail

Friday, 20 December 2013

On her first day of rehearsals we caught up with Heidi Range to see how she was feeling about taking on the iconic role of Pinky Tuscadero in Happy Days.

Happy Days are here again with the premiere of a brand new UK tour based on the hit TV series, featuring the unforgettable 'King of Cool' Arthur 'The Fonz' Fonzarelli.

Join your favourite '50's family, the Cunninghams and the rest of the gang -- Potsie, Ralph Malph, Joanie and Chachi as they battle to save their beloved diner Arnold's from demolition. In a race against time, can everyone's favourite hero 'The Fonz' save the day?

Happy Days -- A New Musical is written by Garry Marshall, the legendary creator of the television series. Garry is also the director of many world-wide smash-hit films including Pretty Woman, Beaches and The Princess Diaries 1&2. It includes 21 original songs by Oscar, Grammy and Golden Globe award-winning Hall of Fame Songwriter, Paul Williams (Bugsy Malone, Evergreen, Rainy Days and Mondays). The show also contains the much-loved Happy Days theme song from the TV show.

Starring popstar HEIDI RANGE as Pinky Tuscadero, CHERYL BAKER as Mrs Cunningham and BEN FREEMAN as the legendary Fonz, Happy Days -- A New Musical is a hilarious feel-good musical that is guaranteed to have you rockin' and rollin' all week long!

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Tuesday, 10 December 2013

STARRING JADE EWEN (SUGABABES) AS DEE DEE

Jade is best known as a member of Brit girl-band the Sugababes, attaining two UK top 10 singles with the group. Jade also represented the UK at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest performing the Andrew Lloyd Webber penned 'It's My Time', achieving fifth place, making her the most successful British Eurovision act since 2002. On stage Jade has appeared as Young Nala in The Lion King and Curly in Whistle Down the Wind, and television credits include Casualty, The Bill, Steffi and Splash!

Jade Ewen will play Dee Dee in Tonight's The Night until April 23. Casting after this date to be announced.

ROD STEWART IS ONE OF THE BEST SELLING RECORDING ARTISTS OF ALL TIME. IN A CAREER SPANNING FIVE DECADES HE'S AS POPULAR NOW AS EVER WITH HIS ACCLAIMED NEW ALBUM 'TIME' TOPPING THE UK CHARTS, A SELL-OUT ARENA TOUR IN 2013 AND LAST YEAR'S NO.1 BESTSELLER 'ROD - AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY'.

Tonight's The Night, the smash hit West End musical comedy inspired by the songs of Rod is the all-singing, all-dancing feel good show which went on to play sold-out theatres across the UK. Now is your chance to rediscover the magic of timeless classic songs, fromMaggie MaytoBaby JaneandHot LegstoSailingplus many more!

Tonight's the Night tells the story of a shy young man, so tongue tied that he cannot find the courage to declare his love to the girl of his dreams. One night our hero strikes a deal with the Devil, trading his soul for Rod's. It seems like a good idea at the time but this guy is about to find out the hard way that you can't find true love using another man's moves and that devil or no devil, there's only one Rod Stewart!

THIS SENSATIONAL MUSICAL COMEDY FEATURES SPECTACULAR STAGING, A WORLD CLASS BAND AND DAZZLING CHOREOGRAPHY.xUK TOUR 2014
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Jade Almarie Louise Ewen (born 24 January 1988) is an English singer, songwriter, actress and member of the Sugababes. Ewen began her singing career in the girl group Trinity Stone signed to Sony BMG in 2005, but they disbanded in 2007 with no album released. In 2009, she represented the UK at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest performing the Andrew Lloyd Webber / Diane Warren penned "It's My Time" after winning the UK national selection. She achieved 5th place, cementing her as the most successful British Eurovision act since 2002. She replaced Keisha Buchanan in the Sugababes in September 2009, while at the time still signed to Polydor Records.

Ewen was born and brought up in Plaistow, London, to a Jamaican mother, Carol and a Scottish-Sicilian father, Trevor. Trevor is blind and partially deaf, while Carol is partially blind. Ewen was a carer to both her parents and two younger siblings, Shereen and Kiel.She received a scholarship to the Sylvia Young Theatre School. As a student at Sylvia, she appeared in The Bill, Casualty and Mr. Harvey Lights a Candle.Ewen also won the part of Nala in The Lion King at the West End at the age of twelve. Ewen appeared in the children's dance DVD, entitled How To Dance. She also featured briefly in the video for pop rock band Busted's "What I Go to School For".

Between 2003 and 2004 she appeared in the Australian series Out There. In 2005, Ewen became a member of the girl group Trinity Stone which was signed to Sony BMG. The group disbanded in 2007. She later recorded with rapper Kwamé, who was impressed with her work on MySpace. She released a digital single, "Got You" in 2008 under Kwame's Make Noise label. Ewen co-wrote the song "A Little Bit" for the girl group Booty Luv and also "Let Me Be Me" for Jessica Mauboy. In early 2009, Ewen acted in the first episode of the series, Myths.

In January 2009, Ewen was approached and participated in the UK national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. She was eventually selected to represent the UK with the song "It's My Time" composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber who accompanied her on piano onstage. Ewen was signed with Polydor Records in February and began working on her debut album. In May Ewen finished in fifth place, the highest placing for the United Kingdom since 2002.

In September 2009, it was announced that Ewen had joined the Sugababes as the replacement for Keisha Buchanan.While her second single, "My Man" had been released in the same week, promotional activities for the single were cancelled. Although the single still managed to reach #35 in the charts. In an interview with the BBC, Ewen confirmed her commitment to the Sugababes as her main priority and that her solo album was put on hold. "About a Girl" later debuted at number eight in the UK. Sweet 7 was released in early 2010 after multiple delays from late 2009, and charted at #14 on the UK albums chart. In late 2010 Jade was revealed as the new face of Miss Ultimo lingerie, modelling the lingerie fashion lines Autumn/Winter collection for 2010.

A Brief History of The Sugababes

Sugababes are an English pop girl group based in London, consisting of members Heidi Range, Amelle Berrabah and Jade Ewen. The Guinness Book of World Records have named the Sugababes as the most successful female act of the 21st century with six UK number one singles and eighteen UK top ten hits.

Sugababes were formed in 1998 by founding members Siobhán Donaghy, Mutya Buena and Keisha Buchanan. In 2001, after just one album and some initial success, Donaghy departed and the introduction of Range in the same year was met with the commercial success. The group survived a second line-up change in December 2005, when Buena left the band and was subsequently replaced by Berrabah. In September 2009, it was confirmed that after eleven years in the band, Buchanan was no longer part of the group and had been replaced by Jade Ewen.